Hardcoded MCP credentials found in public GitHub files

Hardcoded API keys, access tokens and other credentials used by AI coding tools have been found in publicly accessible MCP configuration files on GitHub, according to research from Hush Security’s The State of MCP Configuration: The Identity Security Gaps report. The company analyzed around 82,000 configuration files and found that 12% of credential slots contained a hardcoded credential literal, potentially exposing credentials for connected services and systems. How the exposed credentials were identified Researchers searched … More

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